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The NMSSM Solution to the Fine-Tuning Problem, Precision Electroweak Constraints and the Largest LEP Higgs Event Excess
We present an extended study of how the Next to Minimal
Supersymmetric Model easily avoids fine-tuning in electroweak symmetry
breaking for a SM-like light Higgs with mass in the vicinity of 100\gev, as
beautifully consistent with precision electroweak data, while escaping LEP
constraints due to the dominance of decays with so that
a\to \tauptaum or jets. The residual branching ratio for h\to
b\anti b explains perfectly the well-known LEP excess at \mh\sim 100\gev.
Details of model parameter correlations and requirements are discussed as a
function . Comparisons of fine-tuning in the NMSSM to that in the
MSSM are presented. We also discuss fine-tuning associated with scenarios in
which the is essentially pure singlet, has mass m_a>30\gev, and decays
primarily to \gam\gam leading to an h\to aa\to 4\gam Higgs signal.Comment: 26 pages, 37 figures, published version with minor text and reference
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On the -- lifetime difference and decays
In this paper we discuss some aspects of inclusive decays of charmed mesons
and also decays of the lepton into . We find that phase
space effects are likely to explain the observed lifetime ratio = 1.17. In particular one need not appeal to a large annihilation
contribution in the inclusive decay which, being absent in decays
could also contribute to the enhanced decay rate relative to that of the
. Examining a separate problem, we find that the rate for is almost completely dominated by the tiny phase space for the
final eight particle state. Using an effective chiral Lagrangian to estimate
the matrix element yields a branching ratio into the channel of interest far
smaller than the present upper bound.Comment: No figure
The Interplay Between Collider Searches For Supersymmetric Higgs Bosons and Direct Dark Matter Experiments
In this article, we explore the interplay between searches for supersymmetric
particles and Higgs bosons at hadron colliders (the Tevatron and the LHC) and
direct dark matter searches (such as CDMS, ZEPLIN, XENON, EDELWEISS, CRESST,
WARP and others). We focus on collider searches for heavy MSSM Higgs bosons
(, , ) and how the prospects for these searches are impacted by
direct dark matter limits and vice versa. We find that the prospects of these
two experimental programs are highly interrelated. A positive detection of ,
or at the Tevatron would dramatically enhance the prospects for a
near future direct discovery of neutralino dark matter. Similarly, a positive
direct detection of neutralino dark matter would enhance the prospects of
discovering heavy MSSM Higgs bosons at the Tevatron or the LHC. Combining the
information obtained from both types of experimental searches will enable us to
learn more about the nature of supersymmetry.Comment: 22 pages, 28 figure
Cabibbo-suppressed non-leptonic B- and D-decays involving tensor mesons
The Cabibbo-suppressed non-leptonic decays of B (and D) mesons to final
states involving tensor mesons are computed using the non-relativistic quark
model of Isgur-Scora-Grinstein-Wise with the factorization hypothesis. We find
that some of these B decay modes, as B --> (K^*, D^*)D^*_2, can have branching
ratios as large as 6 x 10^{-5} which seems to be at the reach of future B
factories.Comment: Latex, 11 pages, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Puzzles of excited charm meson masses
We attempt a comprehensive analysis of the low lying charm meson states which
present several puzzles, including the poor determination of masses of several
non-strange excited mesons. We use the well-determined masses of the ground
states and the strange first excited states to `predict' the mass of the
non-strange first excited state in the framework of heavy hadron chiral
perturbation theory, an approach that is complementary to the well-known
analysis of Mehen and Springer. This approach points to values for the masses
of these states that are smaller than the experimental determinations. We
provide a critical assessment of these mass measurements and point out the need
for new experimental information.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in Physics Letters
A Heavy-Light Chiral Quark Model
We present a new chiral quark model for mesons involving a heavy and a light
(anti-) quark. The model relates various combinations of a quark - meson
coupling constant and loop integrals to physical quantities. Then, some
quantities may be predicted and some used as input. The extension from other
similar models is that the present model includes the lowest order gluon
condensate of the order (300 MeV)^4 determined by the mass splitting of the 0^-
and the 1^- heavy meson states. Within the model, we find a reasonable
description of parameters such as the decay constants f_B and f_D, the
Isgur-Wise function and the axial vector coupling g_A in chiral perturbation
theory for light and heavy mesons.Comment: 31 pages, 13 figures, RevTex4.
D*-->Dpi and D*-->Dgamma decays: Axial coupling and Magnetic moment of D* meson
The axial coupling and the magnetic moment of D*-meson or, more specifically,
the couplings g(D*Dpi) and g(D*Dgamma), encode the non-perturbative QCD effects
describing the decays D*-->Dpi and D*-->Dgamma. We compute these quantities by
means of lattice QCD with Nf=2 dynamical quarks, by employing the Wilson
("clover") action. On our finer lattice (a=0.065 fm) we obtain: g(D*Dpi)=20 +/-
2, and g(D0*D0gamma)=[2.0 +/- 0.6]/GeV. This is the first determination of
g(D0*D0gamma) on the lattice. We also provide a short phenomenological
discussion and the comparison of our result with experiment and with the
results quoted in the literature.Comment: 22 pages, 3 figure
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